Ride Day 7 - Photo #2 - "Day 7 Route"

Ride Day 7 is a trek due West to the Westernmost end of Kentucky, Marked on the map below with the purple line. This map is a screen capture of one of the many Garmin GPS route maps used on the Tour de Kentucky. The entire 726 mile trek includes 1045 "waypoints". These waypoints, labeled with directions when required, direct cyclists along the entire ride across Kentucky, including every state touching Kentucky as well. Generally, more than half of the riders of any Tour de Kentucky carry handlebar-mounted GPS units. The Tour de Kentucky route is preloaded on these GPS units before the ride begins. Before each day's ride, cyclists activate the appropriate daily route. They are then able to "follow" the route perfectly. No paper maps, and never any need to stop and ask directions. GPS technology is wonderful! While GPS makes bicycling the route easy, the building of the Tour de Kentucky route involved driving thousands of miles and working hundreds of hours on developing the perfect bicycling route across Kentucky. A costly undertaking in many ways, but worth it!